Re: (idm) Single Cell Orchestra (was Re: TEX 5)

From Zenon M. Feszczak
Sent Fri, Jun 5th 1998, 14:11

At 5:15 AM -0500 6/5/98, you wrote:


>> i agree with you about the booklets, but disagree about the rest. i've got
>> both trance europe express 5 and trance atlantic 2, and ta2 is _really_
>> bad. only the tracks by the single cell orchestra (who are they anyway) and
>> a deephouse track (last track on disk 2, forgot the title) are nice. tex5
>> has some nice contributions from andrea parker, the advent, dr rockit,
>> marshall jefferson/lumpheads and neil landstrumm.
>> but it's a matter of taste, ofcourse..

>
>_SCO_ is fine fine triphop, but then, some of the songs date back to
>1992. But they do work in context. Great stuff. Not too hard to find,
>either.
>

The self-titled album is a favorite.
I wouldn't really call it trip-hop, though.
The beats are mostly down-tempo, but there's very little sampling or lo-fi.
It's pretty much all synth with programmed drum parts.
Emphasis on that forgotten archaism - MELODY.
Beautiful moods and textures.
These tracks have appeared on many comps, so if you like any of them -
"Transmit Liberation" is a stand-out mood piece - go for this album.
I believe CDNow has the entire album in RealAudio format for on-line listening.

>Supposedly Single Cell Orchestra is some sort of clever reference, but
>I've never been able to place it. I'm sure I'll feel stupid when it's
>someday explained to me.

I assumed it was an extension of the expression "one-man orchestra".

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